Re: [CnD] an elementary question about fruit

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

Also, I don’t know if it’s different with harder types, like delicious, as I 
really don’t like delicious, but most of the Fugees then I eat not only feel a 
little softer when I push them, but if I rub my finger along the skin sometimes 
you almost feel a wrinkle. If you see this, at very least it’s questionable, if 
not too late

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> On Nov 11, 2019, at 6:48 PM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> In addition to them being soft when you press them, they may have dents
> where there is a soft place. This is often a bruise. If you cut it out then
> you can use the rest of the apple without a problem. At least you can if
> your nose doesn't tell you the apple is beyond its prime. There is a rotten
> apple smell that is quite noticeable once you know how to recognize it. If
> the apples have no odor at all they might be flavorless and although they
> may seem ok, it is good to ask somebody how they look as well. I love apples
> best right from the orchard or from the trees in the local neighborhoods.
> But, sigh, I don't get many like that these days.
> 
> Pamela Fairchild 
> 
> 
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> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark
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> Subject: [CnD] an elementary question about fruit
> 
> Evening everyone,
> 
> My elementary question is how do you tell apples are bad without sight?
> 
>   Jeanne
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Re: [CnD] Convection oven

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

Yes, I had one that was very similar because my first apartment only had 
burners, no oven. I used it nearly every day, always on convection and it was 
so convenient. The extra position on the middle knob was also rotisserie, but 
I’m not interested in dealing with that type of mess. I used it a good 15 
years, but eventually the convection fan portion stopped working, Then I use it 
on standard bake for a while, but eventually the heating coils on the top went 
out and I only had the bottom. It started to make weird noises when plugging it 
in, so I felt it had reached its end of life. Instead of replacing it, since I 
do have an oven with convection bake, I ended up getting talked into  an air 
fryer a few years ago, which essentially is convection bake anyway.

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> On Feb 28, 2020, at 8:51 PM, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> Something I forgot to mention:
> 
> My toaster convection oven has 2 racks, so I can cook 2 shelves
> 
> Of food.  It comes with a pan, and I have gotten
> 
> Pans small enough to use in it from different places.
> 
> You have to know where to find them.  I have
> 
> 2 mini muffin pans that fit, and makes 12 muffins per pan.
> 
> I have 2 6 cup muffin tins, and another type of pan that makes rounded
> cakes.
> 
> I use them to make my scones.
> 
> 
> 
> Loaf pans are good to use in it and I have another small pan with a rack.
> 
> And, 2 9 inch round cake pans and a heart-shaped pan,
> 
> And a small glass baking dish someone gave me, about 5 by 7 or some odd
> size.
> 
> And one cookie sheet.
> 
> And a battered 11 by 7 inch pan, and 2 8-inch square pans.
> 
> 
> 
> So many companies include a convection fan in their toaster ovens.
> 
> I think this one is my third one since 2006.
> 
> Should it go out, I would definitely get another one
> 
> Similar to it.
> 
> 
> 
> Marie
> 
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Re: [CnD] Air fryers

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

I have the cooks essential from QVC as well. In fact three of my blind friends 
also have it, without any of us knowing what models the other had. The buttons 
are arranged in a circle, evenly spaced far apart. The five of the top of the 
circle, obviously shaped like a rainbow, are presets for different foods, and 
the bottom five are used for manually adjusting the settings. The one directly 
at the bottom of the circle is the power button, the two on the one side adjust 
the temperature and the two on the other side adjust the time. Honestly I just 
push power a Second time to start  and set Alexa to remind me when to retrieve 
the food, again using power to turn it off in four seconds,, but The buttons do 
beep as you push them, and there are no knobs or other things to worry about. 
My friend has hers in white, and mine is more like turquoise. She is able to 
see a little, so with the contrast, she can see the screen light up on mine, 
but not hers. I have no light perception and use it just fine. If you want me 
to email the list of presets, I can look them up. I honestly don’t bother with 
them, but have written them down. Each one has a different temperature and time.

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> On Apr 1, 2020, at 9:20 AM, Jennifer Thompson via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> Thanks this is good to know.  I have been wanting an air fryer, but I wanted 
> raise buttons.  Aso are there any dials?  If so does it click when you turn 
> it?  This way you  know where you are.
> Also I heard there is a smart air fryer now.  
> I did not hear much about it.
> Thanks. 
> 
> 
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> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On 
> Behalf Of debbie Deatherage via Cookinginthedark
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> Subject: Re: [CnD] Air fryers
> 
> We have the Cooks Escential air fryer. I think this one is the best. It has 
> raised buttons on it. We got it from QVC. 
> Debbie d 
> 
> 
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>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Brian Oglesbee via Cookinginthedark 
>>  wrote:
>> 
> 
> I am wanting to buy an air fryer. Can someone give me suggestions on which 
> ones are good or bad for a totally blind person to operate? Thanks
> 
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Re: [CnD] Air fryers

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

Yes, I forgot to respond to your inquiry about smart fryers. There are a number 
now that can be interface with Alexa, but they do pump up the price. I read a 
very good review a few months ago on AppleVis. I think I saved it for later 
reference to share, if you want me to dig it up I can, but it's not the type of 
thing I would be willing to spend extra money for when I can do fine with mine 
currently.

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> On Apr 1, 2020, at 9:20 AM, Jennifer Thompson via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> Thanks this is good to know.  I have been wanting an air fryer, but I wanted 
> raise buttons.  Aso are there any dials?  If so does it click when you turn 
> it?  This way you  know where you are.
> Also I heard there is a smart air fryer now.  
> I did not hear much about it.
> Thanks. 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On 
> Behalf Of debbie Deatherage via Cookinginthedark
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:01 PM
> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
> Cc: debbie Deatherage 
> Subject: Re: [CnD] Air fryers
> 
> We have the Cooks Escential air fryer. I think this one is the best. It has 
> raised buttons on it. We got it from QVC. 
> Debbie d 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Brian Oglesbee via Cookinginthedark 
>>  wrote:
>> 
> 
> I am wanting to buy an air fryer. Can someone give me suggestions on which 
> ones are good or bad for a totally blind person to operate? Thanks
> 
> 
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Re: [CnD] Measuring liquids

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

I use a syringe as well, but the needle is removed. Then I transfer liquids 
from small narrow bottles like vanilla into a little jar, maybe the size of a 
baby food jar or smaller, it was a sample jam or mustard or something in a gift 
package, and that is wide enough for dipping the syringe. My syringe plunger is 
hashed with a knife at the teaspoon, half tablespoon, and tablespoon marks

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> On Jul 13, 2020, at 5:05 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> I think if you have no vision using a syringe would be hard unless maybe a 
> click one?
> 
>> On 7/13/2020 1:42 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote:
>> Thanks, everybody.  I don't know where to find the right kind of syringe,
>> but I will try.  They have to have a long handle though to go into a bottle
>> of vanilla.
>> 
>>  
>> I had done the measuring over a bowl thing, but did not think of using a
>> funnel to get the liquid back into the bottle.  Simple and low-tech does the
>> job.  Thanks again to everybody.
>> 
>>  
>> This is why we are a community.
>> 
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Re: [CnD] Measuring liquids

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

That was my concern when first thinking about the eyedropper suggestion many 
years ago, but the syringe has a plunger that comes in and out of the base. If 
you put little cuts in the side of the plunger you will know how much you have 
based on when those cuts are level with the base

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> On Jul 13, 2020, at 8:50 PM, Wendy via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> One would need vision to see if the liquid reached the desired marking on
> the syringe? How can this be done without sight?
> Wendy
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Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

Yes, Peapod is accessible. I have used it for something like 15 years now, far 
before all the others started to deliver. Peapod is stop and shop, which some 
say is more expensive than other groceries, but The service fee is less than 
other services too, so it kind of balances out.  With sales, I usually save at 
least $20 an order, so if the prices aren’t as good as other locations it kind 
of balances out. I have no major fact pushing me to stay with what I do or 
tempting me to leave, other than I am generally just too lazy to start with 
another service and learning the most efficient techniques. I can do a whole 
order in just a matter of minutes, based on using my previously ordered list. I 
would say that the computer is a lot more efficient than the tediousness of the 
app, but I say that about most things in general, as the phone is never very 
powerfully efficient.  

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> On Aug 2, 2020, at 5:26 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> So I guess that Peapod is accessible.  Who do they shop for?
> 
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
> 
> I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an apartment. 
> I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the lobby or, 
> worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on peapod.com a 
> couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized the 
> contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, 
> cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also 
> currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their 
> shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Cookinginthedark  On Behalf Of 
> meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM
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> Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
> 
> Instacart will do a no-contact delivery.  We have it set up where they leave 
> the groceries on the porch and knock.  
> 
> 
> 
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> Linda S. via Cookinginthedark
> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM
> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
> Cc: Linda S. 
> Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
> 
> Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona 
> virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. 
> Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm 
> almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me 
> something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile)
> 
>> On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote:
>> And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app 
>> or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. 
>> This service was previously known for being a third-party service you could 
>> call and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the 
>> skills or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the 
>> same number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a 
>> third party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery 
>> itself, but the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo 
>> Grandparent or Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry.
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org]
>> On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
>> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM
>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
>> Cc: meward1...@gmail.com
>> Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
>> 
>> Linda:
>> 
>> I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for 
>> shopping, so I tried it once.  But the reality is that if you are not paying 
>> for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. 
>>  But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as 
>> close as it comes.
>> 
>> I love using Instacart.  I have spent hours and hours just browsing the 
>> store's offerings.  You can search for a product, or you can just pick an 
>> aisle and look at everything.  I wouldn't have believed that there were so 
>> many things to buy.  I didn't even know that some of them existed.
>> 
>> If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account 
>> without paying for a yearly membership.  Setting up the account will allow 
>> them to show you the stores available in your area.  Then you could just 
>> pick a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content.
>> 
>> I h

Re: [CnD] Ranch Dressing on Pizzas?

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

Chicken bacon ranch is my absolute favorite pizza. It uses the bottle, which is 
good, because I don’t like red sauce on anything much. I don’t like any of 
those types of ziti, ravioli, lasagna dishes because of it. Pizza is one of my 
few exceptions for red sauce, but it’s much better with ranch.

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> On Aug 9, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> Simon and I live in Canada, and we don't have that dry Ranch salad dressing
> here. Or is it bottled Ranch, they use for these pizzas?
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Re: [CnD] BACON MACARONI & CHEESE

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

I openly known nothing about the kitchen and don’t wish to learn more, but when 
friends come over they are welcome to cook. My one friend often makes a 
fabulous mac & cheese using shells instead of elbows, at least three if not 
four different types of cheese, ground chicken and bacon. Sometimes they try to 
disguise a few veggies in there, like broccoli or peas, then put breadcrumbs on 
top. Sometimes the breadcrumbs are substituted with ground potato chips. 
Needless to say, it’s very fattening and tasty.

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> On Aug 8, 2020, at 11:08 PM, Marilyn Pennington via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>  eb-site.html> BACON MACARONI & CHEESE
> 
> 
> This recipe has evolved over the years, to what it is today; one of our (my)
> favorite side dishes. It's just your basic mac and cheese with a few small
> tweaks. I've tried it with almost every kind of cheese you can think of and
> I still like good old American cheese the best.
> 
> 2 cups elbow macaroni
> 4 cups chicken broth
> 1/4 cup finely minced onions, sauteed
> 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (corn, peas, carrots)
> 5 strips of bacon fried and crumbled
> 3 tablespoons butter
> 3 tablespoons flour
> ½ teaspoon black pepper
> ½ teaspoon ground dry mustard
> 2 teaspoons dry parsley flakes (opt.)
> 2 1/4 cups milk
> 1 cup diced American cheese (or Velveeta)
> bread crumbs and butter
> 
> Saute the finely minced onions until they are tender and sweet, set aside.
> Boil the pasta and vegetables (together) in the chicken broth until tender,
> then drain and stir a little butter into the pasta-veggies and set aside.
> 
> In a sauce pan, melt 3 tablespoons of butter then stir in 3 tablespoons of
> flour, parsley, pepper and dry mustard. Stir and cook very slowly (let it
> just bubble) for about a minute, then add the milk, sauteed onions and bacon
> (whisk like crazy when you first start to add the milk to avoid any lumps).
> Stir and cook this sauce until it thickens. Remove from heat and add the
> cheese. After it sits for a few minutes, stir and the cheese should be
> mostly melted. Pour over the pasta and veggies and mix well.
> 
> 
>  1600/macaroni+and+cheese+2.jpg> 
> 
> Pour into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish and top with bread crumbs (see
> note). Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until bubbly.
> 
> 
>  1600/macaroni+and+cheese+close+up.jpg> 
> 
> 
> 
> NOTE: Place 2 cups of plain dry bread crumbs in a frying pan and add 2
> tablespoons of butter. Toast over medium high heat (stirring) until bread
> crumbs have absorbed all of the butter and the crumbs are golden. Spread
> evenly over the macaroni and cheese before putting in oven.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Source: Coleen's Recipes
> 
> 
> 
> ~@~@~@~@~@~
> 
> 
> 
> Rhonda in MO.  
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Re: [CnD] Labeling problem

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I didn’t think the apexes were being repaired any longer

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> On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:25 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark 
>  wrote:
> 
> So, I scan products with the barcode reader and keep a file in the
> BrailleNote Apex of cooking directions for frozen foods. Now, the Apex
> dumped all it's software and is in the mail to be repaired, that is, if I
> can afford the repair bill when I get the estimate. Boy! There is nothing
> like a slate, stilus, dymo tape and Braille paper. Luckily, I have all
> those. Can't wait to get out and get the sewing elastic and try out that
> project. 
> 
> What is that site for escaped mystery pills? 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Cookinginthedark  On Behalf Of
> Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 9:12 PM
> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
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> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem
> 
> That's why I went the low-tech route. I know that it takes time to make the
> labels by hand, but if a high-tech device like Pen Friend or the bar code
> reader  ever breaks or isn't available and I were dependent on it, I'd be in
> huuuge trouble. I'm waaay too dependent on my iPhone as it is.
> 
> At least for this gal, Braille and the slate and stylus will never go out of
> style, not as long as I can read it and use them. I may run out of Dymo tape
> and elastic, my preferrd materials of choice, but there's all kinds of stuff
> labels can be made out of.
> 
> I like seeing what everyone else is doing to solve the labeling problem.
> Mary, too bad there isn't a site that can identify seeds for you the way
> they have one now for identifying mystery pills that find their way out of
> the bottle. Maybe you could sprout  some of the mystery seeds and, if you've
> had them before, identify them by taste?
> Aaron wouldn't be able to help identify them visually, would he?
> 
> More Later,
> Dani
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/17/20, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
>  wrote:
>> I take it that the Pen Friend 2 labels cannot go in the freezer?  I 
>> mean, get wet?
>> 
>> I hope the second iteration of this is smaller than the first one, 
>> which I thought was rather clunky and awkward to use. I would rather 
>> not have to haul my phone around to look at these labels, but I might have
> to.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Cookinginthedark  On 
>> Behalf Of Richard Kuzma via Cookinginthedark
>> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 9:35 PM
>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
>> Cc: Richard Kuzma 
>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Labeling problem
>> 
>> good evening,
>> do you have any kind of labeling device such as a pen friend or id mate?
>> What I do is put a pen friend label/dot on a business card and then 
>> laminate it and then punch hole in it and tie to bag and it works 
>> wonderfully in frezzer.
>> I do the same thing with bar code lables I make for use with my quest.
>> I have created a program to print my own barcode labels.
>> If interested, just let me know.
>> thanks
>> rich
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Cookinginthedark  On 
>> Behalf Of
>> meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
>> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 9:44 PM
>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
>> Cc: meward1...@gmail.com
>> Subject: [CnD] Labeling problem
>> 
>> Does anybody have a way to label things that are in plastic bags kept 
>> in the freezer or refrigerator?  Dymo tape does not work.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have lots of seeds for my sprouts and microgreens, and I am starting 
>> to have trouble keeping track of them.  But labeling things in the 
>> freezer is not exactly a new problem.  Any ideas would be appreciated.
> Thanks.
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[CnD] Liners

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

A friend and I were chatting last night, and she wondered if she could use a 
crockpot liner inside the Instapot. I have neither device, nor know what 
material liners are made out of, but assume they are like those disposable 
aluminum tins you can sometimes get in the grocery. If so, wouldn’t that affect 
the Insta pot if it’s nonstick? Like I said, I know nothing about either device 
or liners. Honestly don’t know much about cooking as a whole. Thanks.

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[CnD] cleaning air fryer basket

[Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark]

Hello,

 

I have had my Air Fryer a few years now, and use it nearly every day,
sometimes multiple times. To clean it I leave the basket in the drawer, and
then put it in the sink with hot soapy water to soak it for a while until my
lazy self gets around to cleaning. I do have a non-scratch sponge which gets
the bulk of the stuff off the basket, inside and out, then I pull out the
basket and wash the inside of the drawer. Sometimes after cleaning I will
replace a little more soap water in the drawer, just barely enough to reach
the basket, and actually turn the machine on for a few minutes to steam off
the caked on items. It smells nice, like a dish washer, but I'm doubting
steam is good for the rest of the machine, so  I don't do it often or for
long. 

 

Anyway, I find the holes in the basket which are used to drip and let air
circulate under the food aren't completely closed, but often the food is
still on the edges of the holes. Using a toothpick and gently tracing the
round shape of the edges, you can identify which are not symmetrical, and
the food particles then fall off. It is relatively easy, but poking each,
and every, hole is just not the way I want to spend my evenings. The holes
are relatively large, maybe slightly smaller than the circumference of a
pencil, but there's got to be a few hundred of them, which doesn't account
for the slits on the sides. How do others find this chore easier? 

Thanks.

Tiffany

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